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V I E W P O I N T S W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 F E B R UA R Y 9 , 2 0 2 6 I n some respects, our cover story has been years in the making. e Roux Institute was first launched at an event in January 2020, with a gift of $100 million from David and Barbara Roux. at was later followed by another $100 million earmarked for scholarships, from the Harold Alfond Foundation. In six years, the Roux Institute of Northeastern University has grown rapidly. Now, it takes another step with the construction of its future campus on the Portland waterfront. For our cover story, Staff Writer Tina Fischer gets the first-hand look at construction of the new head- quarters, which is already taking its place on the Portland skyline. Elsewhere in the issue, Senior Writer Laurie Schreiber gets us caught up on some housing projects in the works in Maine. Maine's largest deal? A list of Maine's largest commercial property sales has one of the largest deals of the past decade. e deal involving 2 Conway St., a Freeport apart- ment complex, came in at $57 million. Someone in the Mainebiz office asked if that was the largest real estate transaction Maine has seen. I didn't have an immediate answer, but dug through nearly a decade's worth of the Mainebiz Book of Lists. We had to go back to the 2018 Book of Lists to find the sale of 62 MacArthur Circle, a South Portland apartment complex with 620 units. It sold for $87.5 million. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz From the Editor Featured @ Mainebiz.biz For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews Mainebiz offers the latest business news in the Daily Report and the Real Estate Insider newsletters. Here is the top content from Jan. 1–31. 1. Fast-growing fitness firm looks to Biddeford for its 10th location 2. Freeport approves second housing project for downtown 3. Construction moving ahead at Roux Institute's evolving Portland campus 4. Friday Food Insider: Wells landmark diner is on the market 5. L.L.Bean promotes top retail executive Greg Elder to CEO 6. Aroostook County meat processor could open new markets for farmers 7. Bar Harbor hotelier scoops up restaurants and housing 8. Startup Maine to start new chapter with first full-time leader 9. Maine businesses divided on planned nationwide shutdown to protest ICE 10. Orono contractor recognized for $4.7M rail bridge replacement in Oakfield P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F M I L L E R F I T N E S S 1 In six years, the Roux Institute of Northeastern University has grown rapidly. With its new headquarters, it takes another step forward. We're attorneys. But we're people first. Meet Erin. A real estate attorney with an MBA, she guides developers and property owners through the full commercial development lifecycle—from early site due diligence and site control to financing, closing, and lease out —helping move projects forward with confidence. bernsteinshur.com Erin N. Diekema Senior Associate Roux Institute building is already part of the Portland 'skyline'

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